Tech+Tools+not+Toys

= __Tools Not Toys__ = Thanks to all the people who have explained, modeled, promoted, and encouraged the use of all these resources! I'd like to do the same here: try, experiment, play, use and share whatever you can find here.


 * ~ = __Name__ = ||~ = __URL__ = ||~ = __Description__ = ||~ = __Notes__ = ||~ =__Type, Mode, Skill__= ||
 * = Audacity ||= @http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ ||= Record and edit sound. Online, PC version, of Garage Band. ||= Free download. Need headphones. Make sure it's up and ready to go before taking your students to the lab, ||= speaking, interpretive, presentational ||
 * = Blabberize ||= @http://blabberize.com/ ||= Take a picture, add lips and voice! ||=  ||= presentation, speaking ||
 * = Bubblr ||= @http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ ||= Create comic strips using images from Flicker ||=  ||= cartoon ||
 * = Build Your Wild Self ||= @http://www.buildyourwildself.com/ ||= Fun avatar builder ||=  ||= cartoon ||
 * = Diigo ||= @http://www.diigo.com ||= Research, share, highlight, notate bookmarks. ||=  ||= collaboration ||
 * = doink ||= @http://www.doink.com/ ||= Create animations. Use their art or your own. Publish to Facebook, Youtube, or edmodo. ||=  ||= presentation, cartoon, publish, writing ||
 * = dvolver ||= http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker ||= Make digital videos online. ||= You don't need an account. ||= presentation, video ||
 * = edmodo ||= http://www.edmodo.com/ ||= social networking and more for schools ||= facebook appearance, post assignments, grade work, library of materials, etc., private ||= social network ||
 * = Face-in-Hole ||= @http://www.faceinhole.com/ ||= Add your/their face to famous images. ||= Add to websites, blogs. Try and blabberize them! ||= fun ||
 * = Glogster ||= @http://www.glogster.com/ ||= Interactive poster making! Embed images, music, video and text! ||= Can be embedded in edmodo for class collaboration. ||= presentation, collaboration, publish ||
 * = Google Voice ||= www.google.com/voice ||= Receive free texts, calls, and voice mails from students! ||= Can email, embed, and edit transcript. ||= speaking ||
 * = Grow Story Grow ||= @http://www.growstorygrow.com/ ||= Story books with various levels of difficulty - A, B, C. Comes with audio. ||= Great for differentiation. A bit better suited for elementary levels. ||=  ||
 * = Image Chef ||= http://www.imagechef.com/ ||= Word mosaics ||=  ||= instructor tool, literacy, interpretive ||
 * = Jigsaw Planet ||= @http://www.jigsawplanet.com/ ||= Create your own Jigsaw puzzles. ||= With an account you can make them public, private or only available with link. ||= kinesthetic ||
 * = Make Beliefs Comix ||= @http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ ||= Online comic strip maker. Intuitive. Great for story retells. ||= Only 3 or 4 panels allowed at a time. Can print separate sets for longer total comic. ||= presentation, visual, cartoon, publish ||
 * = PicLits ||= http://www.piclits.com/ ||= Use their screen shots and compose around them. ||= Take screen shots of class writings and hang them around the room. ||= writing, publish ||
 * = Poll Everywhere ||= @http://www.polleverywhere.com/ ||= Audience response system that uses mobile phones, twitter, and the web. Turn cell phones into clickers. ||=  ||= poll ||
 * = Quizstar ||= @http://quizstar.4teachers.org/ ||= Free online quiz creator. Create classes, quizzes, reports. Monitor progress. ||=  ||= instructional tool ||
 * = Rubistar ||= @http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ ||= Free rubric maker. Store online, download, or print. ||=  ||= instructional tool ||
 * = SlideShare ||= @http://www.slideshare.net/ ||= Search, load, and share PowerPoint presentations. ||=  ||= Presentation ||
 * = StoryBird ||= @http://storybird.com/ ||= Story book creator. Create classes and assign, collaborate and turn in projects through the website. ||= You need use their image gallery. You can't upload your own. ||= Presentation, written, collaboration, publish ||
 * = Stupeflix ||= @http://www.stupeflix.com/ ||= Video production. Use your own photos. ||=  ||= presentation, video ||
 * = Super Action Comic Maker ||= Super Action Comic Maker ||= Pose your super hero. Tell your story. Publish your story. ||=  ||= presentation, cartoon, publish, writing ||
 * = Tag Galaxy ||= @http://taggalaxy.de/ ||= Browse Flicker photos. Create a sphere of images related to your topic. ||= Can't be embedded or saved. A fun on the spot tool. ||= image ||
 * = Today's Meet ||= @http://todaysmeet.com/ ||= Talk. Listen. TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime. ||= "Rooms" can be set up to last for as short as 2 hours and as long as 1 year. ||= back channel ||
 * = Tools for Educators ||= @http://www.toolsforeducators.com/ ||= Create your own printable worksheets, puzzles, games. ||=  ||= instructor tool ||
 * = ToonDoo ||= @http://www.toondoo.com/ ||= Fast way to create cartoons. ||=  ||= presentational, writing, cartoon ||
 * = twiddla ||= @http://www.twiddla.com/ ||= Online meeting, brainstorming and collaborating. Mark up websites, graphics, and/or photos. ||=  ||= Collaboration ||
 * = Vocaroo ||= @http://vocaroo.com/ ||= Record and send voice emails. Make podcasts ||=  ||= interpersonal, presentational, interpretive, speaking, listening ||
 * = Voice Thread ||= @http://voicethread.com/ ||= Collaborate through video, voice, text. ||=  ||= collaboration, interpretive, presentation, speaking ||
 * = Voki ||= @http://www.voki.com/ ||= Create customized avatars that speak! ||= Can post on websites, blogs, etc. ||= avatar ||
 * = voxopop ||= @http://www.voxopop.com/ ||= A voice-based eLearning tool. Create a talk group for your class. Make a podcast. ||=  ||= speaking ||
 * = WallWisher ||= @http://www.wallwisher.com/ ||= online post-it notes ||=  ||= collaboration ||
 * = Wiffiti ||= @http://wiffiti.com/ ||= Publish real-time messages to screens. Have students text messages over pictures. ||= Will only show 5 comments at a time. ||= presentation, collaboration, back channel ||
 * = Wordle ||= @http://www.wordle.net/ ||= A tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide ||= Try wordle-ing your dialogs or stories! ||= text ||
 * = Wordsift ||= @http://wordsift.com/ ||= Word Clouds. Visualize text. ||=  ||= tools, literacy ||
 * = Xtranormal ||= @http://www.xtranormal.com/ ||= Tell your story in a movie. Use their characters. Can choose country of origin and gender for speakers. ||=  ||= presentational, writing ||
 * = ZooBurst ||= @http://www.zooburst.com/ ||= Digital storytelling tool. 3D story books. Write, tell, retell stories. ||= Yearly subscription. ||= speak, read, write, present, collaborate, publish, interpretive, presentational ||